Congress writes the laws (rules) that everyone is expected to live by but when those laws (rules) cause major problems it’s never Congress’ fault. It’s as if, once the President affixes his signature or a law is passed by veto override, Congress is immediately absolved of all responsibility. Congress blithely moves on to the next […]
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A malignant one at that.
“Preliminary results from a biopsy of the brain identified the cause of the seizure as a malignant glioma in the left parietal lobe,” the doctors said in a statement, adding that treatment would likely include “combinations of various forms of radiation and chemotherapy.”
Surgery may yet be an option although it […]
The duplicitous Webb amendment died an ignoble death yesterday as even Senator Warner decided to vote against it as one of the original signatories. He really needs to think these things through before he does them.
The usual blue state suspects voted with the dems, with Lieberman voting with the repubs, with the noted exception of […]
Much ado is made by the left over the connection between 9/11 and Iraq. Senator Byrd pointedly asked General Patraeus yesterday if there was a connection between them, to which the General replied “Not that I know of”.
Since the left began finding it fashionable to be against the invasion of Iraq they’ve been saying […]
I know many of you have already heard this story from a couple of days ago, but I think it’s important to actually see Sen. Chuck “the Schmuck” Schumer in action on the floor of the US Senate:
As Kathy asked in here and reminds us here, the answer is YES! It’s well past time […]
What is it with some of the current crop of Republicans in DC? For instance, take this headline: Idaho Senator Arrested in Airport
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho pleaded guilty this month to misdemeanor disorderly conduct after being arrested at the Minneapolis airport.
A Hennepin County court docket showed Craig pleading guilty to the […]
While the press scorns Fred Thompson’s acting credentials on the one hand, it does a loving vignette on Senator Patrick Leahy’s upcoming performance in Gotham City.
The film is entitled “The Dark Knight”. Leahy won’t wear tights. Everyone breathes a sigh of relief.
When they call the roll in the Senate, the senators do not know whether to answer ‘present’ or ‘guilty’.
After all the bluster and demagoguing the issue; after all the talk about how the Bush administration was spying on Americans and wiretapping citizens’ phones, the Democrat-controlled Senate “voted late Friday to temporarily give President Bush expanded authority to eavesdrop on suspected foreign terrorists without court warrants.”
Senate Democrats reluctantly voted for a plan largely crafted […]
On August 1st, Senate Minority leader McConnell offered a ‘Sense of the Senate’ resolution regarding the status of a Fifth Circuit nominee that has been stuck forever in committee, Judge Leslie Southwick. Not a few media moments ago, Senator Schumer flexed his muscles in the press stating unequivocally that none of the Bush nominees would […]
Schumer, Self-Appointed Liberal Guardian At the Gates, has decided to reverse the role of the Senate in confirming judges.
“We should reverse the presumption of confirmation,†Schumer told the American Constitution Society convention in Washington. “The Supreme Court is dangerously out of balance. We cannot afford to see Justice Stevens replaced by another Roberts, or Justice […]
From Families United In Action
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I traveled to Washington D.C. on Monday, July 16, and spent an exhausting 2 days trying to keep up with a group of American Heroes who have formed an organization called “Vets for Freedom”. This group is lead by 1st Lt. Pete Hegseth, an Iraq War Veteran. These men were an […]
Senator Reid is a truly disgusting human being if he plans to do what Townhall.com reports - Reid: Pull Troops or We Won’t Pay Them:
If Majority Leader Harry Reid can’t start pulling troops out of Iraq, he doesn’t want to start paying them any more either.
After an amendment to begin withdrawing U.S. troops […]
It’s about time some Senate Republicans finally found their cajones.